This made me chuckle, Eamonn Butler.

Sometimes I feel like focusing on policies that only affect growth rates by a few tenths of a percentage point feels small.

But then I remind myself that the difference between the United States and Argentina over the last 120 years was 0.5 percentage point.

Another fantastic trip to the most GOATed country of all time 🇺🇸🫡

New: London has a shortage of homes, but it doesn't have a shortage of golf courses.

In fact, London’s 95 golf courses take up more land than the entire borough of Brent.

Here's the case for building on some of them.

samdumitriu.com/p/homes-or-golf

'Think tanks The Entrepreneurs Network and the Startup Coalition have written a joint letter to Home Secretary James Cleverly arguing that the new rules will not be 'feasible' for some businesses, particularly tech startups.' – The Entrepreneurs Network & Startup Coalition quoted in the…

🗣️NEW: We’ve opened a Call for Evidence as part of our Private Business Commission to better understand the challenges British businesses face when scaling up.

Responses we receive will inform the writing of a major policy report – find out more below 👇
tenentrepreneurs.org/private-busine…

The latest issue of my newsletter Terra Nullius is out now!

This week I tell the story of how I went on the hunt for missing Japanese war gold in the jungles of Malaysia, and the other unfound treasures humans think are out there in the world.

terranullius.world/p/x-marks-the-…

It really does look lovely! Now go and preorder it please geni.us/EIPBook

🚨🥳 It’s time for the Friday Thread! 🚨🥳

Here’s our rundown of the key stories and interesting articles relating to entrepreneurs, technology, and innovation this week…

Love this! A patent from 2000, filed by a 5-year-old boy, and helped by his patent-attorney father, for a 'method of swinging a swing'.

(H/t Matt Clancy.)

Imagine briefing this out about yourself 😭

Was going to write a post about using patent data to study innovation, but it grew and grew until it had become a four-part series. So I have dubbed this 'Patent Data Week.' Here's today's post! newthingsunderthesun.com/pub/w6zweqxg/r…

Today is world autism day be loud and proud of your ability you are special

The old system of leasehold (before enfranchisement in 1967 and 1993) allowed you to buy or sell the right to live somewhere, not subject to rent changes, for a specific period of time. This has a number of virtues. 🧵